Medbeds (short for "medical beds" or "meditation beds"[1]) are a nonexistent medical technology that became prominent inconspiracy theory narratives in the early 2020s. Medbeds can supposedlycure any condition but have been kept secret from the general public and reserved for the elite.[1][2]
Theories about medbeds are popular inQAnon andfar-right online spaces, where it is claimed that there are secret devices that can cure all disease, regrow limbs, andreverse aging. Promoters often describe them as hidden military or alien technology withheld from the public, with myths tying them to figures likeJohn F. Kennedy. The idea spread widely onTelegram,TikTok, and other platforms. Businesses have exploited the trend by selling medbed stays or devices withpseudoscientific claims, with some facingFood and Drug Administration warnings. Experts and journalists have debunked the claims as pseudoscience, noting the risks to believers of delaying real medical care while awaiting supposed rollouts.[3][4][5]
Videos and podcasts about medbeds have become popular in far-right communities onTelegram,Discord, andRumble. There are supposedly three types of medbeds, located in secret military tunnels: a holographic medbed, which diagnoses and cures any sickness;[6] a medbed that regenerates missing limbs in minutes; and a medbed that reverses aging.[3] Various companies sell devices or access to medbeds that supposedly heal ailments viapseudoscientific technologies while also including theQuack Miranda warning on their websites.[1][2] The term "medbed" is also used by one company that offers nightly rentals in rooms in their facilities with "highly energized" beds.[7][1]
Medbed conspiracy theories often involve claims that the devices are used by members of adeep state or billionaires, and that their existence has been deliberately withheld from the public. One version of the theory claims thatJohn F. Kennedy is still alive on a medbed.[1] Belief in these devices is popular amongQAnon influencers such as Michael Protzman,Romana Didulo, and YamatoQ.[2][8]
The idea of "medbeds" circulated inQAnon and adjacent wellness/techno-mysticism spaces by the early 2020s, with claims ranging from military and alien origins to promises of instant cures and age reversal.[1] Academic and media reporting trace the spread primarily throughTelegram,Facebook andTikTok communities that blend New Age vocabulary ("frequencies", "biophotons", "quantum") with conspiracy narratives about elites hoarding technology.[9][5] Reporting in 2023–2025 documented dedicated discussion boards and viral short-form videos repeating core claims of limb regeneration, total disease reversal, and "rollout soon" timelines.[4]
On September 27, 2025, anAI-generated video styled as abreaking news clip fromMy View with Lara Trump onFox News, claiming that a rollout of "MedBed hospitals" and "MedBed cards" was imminent, was posted toDonald Trump's account onTruth Social. Multiple outlets reported the clip was fabricated;Fox News stated that the segment had "never aired" on its network.[10][11][12][13] Earlier reporting detailed the conspiracy’s popularity among QAnon influencers and linked myths (e.g., "JFK on a medbed").[2][14] The post was deleted the next day, on Sunday morning.[12]
Typical iterations describe three types of "medbeds" (holographic diagnostic/curative, regenerative/limb-growing, and age-reversing), sometimes attributed to secret military programs or alien technology; no credible evidence of such devices exists.[1][3][15] Analyses by science communicators characterize "medbeds" as a mélange of pseudoscientific buzzwords (e.g., "biophotons", "terahertz", "frequencies") that conflict with established biology and clinical evidence.[5]
Although no "medbed" devices exist as described by conspiracy promoters, some businesses market "medbed" experiences or devices with vague "energy" claims and disclaimers. There are "medbed centers" selling overnight stays and canister-based devices branded as exuding "life force energy", alongside social media recruitment of customers seeking cures.[4]
In 2022, Swiss company 90.10 was selling devices to convert regular beds into "medbeds", purporting to use "quantum energy and frequencies" to grant users "infinite energy" and the option to "reprogram your DNA". AMonmouth University researcher who bought and tested a device reported that the user is told to lie on the bed and speak a phrase like "med bed, scan me", and is then "supposed to feel something". 90.10's legal disclaimers say that the product name is short for "meditation bed" and that the product "is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease".[2]
In August 2023, the FDA issued a warning letter to Tesla BioHealing, Inc., citing "misbranding" and unapproved medical-device claims for products marketed with "life force energy/biophotons".[16] Science communicators have also described registration-fee scams and "medbed" branding used by wellness vendors without clinical evidence.[5]
Journalists and researchers describe "medbeds" as a harm-pronemedical misinformation vector that encourages some believers to delay or forgo conventional care while awaiting a promised rollout.[3][4]McGill University'sOffice for Science and Society characterizes the phenomenon as a recurring promise of imminent salvation that leverages pseudoscientific jargon and shifting timelines.[5]
Strange corners of the internet are awash with chatter about miracle devices that can cure nearly any ailment you can think of using the power of mystical energy. Some companies charge thousands for these "medbeds" - but their claims are far from proven.